Good-bye summer! Good bye beach, bbq’s, cookouts, parties and all the other fun and indulgences that go along with summer! Let’s embrace a new season and start with a fresh clean slate.

I like to do that with letting my digestion rest so it can work at optimal levels and detox naturally – with food.

It’s a good idea to cleanse your body at least two times per year. Even with eating a very clean diet our environment is filled with toxins all around us. In spring, our bodies naturally detox on its own more than any other season. I guess that’s why, as human beings, we also like to do spring cleaning in our homes to detoxify our environment! But after just a few extra indulgences during summer it can certainly send our bodies into a downward spiral.

So, it’s the perfect time to get your bodies back into eating a bit more clean and healthy. Just as we like to start things on Mondays, we also like to start new things when seasons change. We tend to get more organized, structured and in a routine as September rolls around. Especially with the kids back in school. It also gets your mind, body and spirit in line with a healthier you before the holidays are upon us. This way you won’t want to over eat, drink or indulge in desserts that are loaded with refined sugar. Imagine getting a head start on a healthier you finishing the year strong and going into 2018 with a healthier you!

Start with this yummy detox salad!

Incorporating these types of food in your daily regimen helps your body naturally cleanse, rebuild, detoxify and thrive. This specific salad is alkalizing and has ingredients that help your body naturally detox. Here’s the low down on each ingredient:

Cabbage – It is an excellent source of vitamin K and C, along with being a good source of fiber, manganese, folate, vitamin B6 and potassium. It is particularly noted for being a powerful cleanser of the GI tract and is anti-inflammatory.

Kale – is high in vitamin K, A and vitamin c and also high in chlorophyll which is great for the cleansing the blood. It’s also a natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory as well.

Carrots – high in vitamin A (from beta-cartotene), C, B6, K and potassium. Carrots also are rich in glutathione which helps detoxify the liver. It’s an all around good cleanser and best to eat them raw in their natural state.

Cilantro – is rich in flavonoids and and phytonutrients. It also is loaded with vitamins A, C, E, K, calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium. It’s a natural detoxifier of heavy metals in your body.

Lime – has so many cleansing and nutritional benefits! It is loaded with vitamin C. It also has calcium, iron, potassium, copper, magnesium and phosphorous. Also the zest or peel is rich in phytochemicals. Limes help detoxify the liver. Helps with weight loss, improves digestion, treatment of scurvy, piles, peptic ulcer, respiratory disorders, gout, gums, urinary disorders.